Observations of Root Hair Patterning in Soils: Insights from Synchrotron-Based X-Ray Computed Microtomography

    May 2024 in “ Plant and Soil ”
    Patrick Duddek, Andreas Papritz, Mutez Ali Ahmed … Andrea Carminati
    Studysummary Among maize plants, this study observed that root hairs tend to grow in air-filled pores at the root-soil interface, but their growth into the soil matrix is limited, posing potential constraints on nutrient uptake, anchorage, and rhizosheath formation.
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    2. Maize Root Length Density And Mycorrhizal Infection As Influenced By Tillage And Soil Phosphorus Journal of Plant Nutrition · 1987